Actor Timothy Busfield, 68, will be digitally removed from the film You Deserve Each Otherproduced by Amazon MGM Studios, after being accused of harassment of a minor, according to the American media Variety. The film, directed by Marc Silverstein and Abby Kohn, is based on the novel of the same name by Sarah Hogle. It is the interpreter’s second project canceled after the episode of the series Law & Order in which he appeared as a guest star.
On January 9, Busfield was charged with two counts of sexual assault against a minor and an arrest warrant was issued for him. The events allegedly occurred during the recording of the series The cleaning girlwhere the actor was director at the time. The investigation focuses on the twins who appeared in the television series, the same medium points out. The interpreter, who maintains that it is revenge and that the parents of the minors have an extensive history of fraud, according to statements from his lawyers to the magazine Peoplesurrendered on January 13 in Albuquerque and will remain there until his court hearing.
Busfield faces three counts: two counts of criminal sexual contact with a minor (as defined in English), with a maximum sentence of six years each, and one count of child abuse, with a maximum sentence of three years, he details. Variety.